Jesup Group Podcast Chett Daniel
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The Jesup Group podcast is a program for entrepreneurs in southwest Missouri. Through the Jesup Group, Crowder College strives to assist with community economic development, growth of entrepreneurship, and innovation in the communities we serve in southwest Missouri. Our mission is to help people become more self-sufficient and develop even stronger and more vibrant communities.
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The Community Development Institute (CDI) with Shelby Fiegel Episode 21
This podcast episode features Shelby Fiegel, Director of the Community Development Institute (CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas.
The Jesup Group focuses on entrepreneurship, community development, and growing digital economies in rural southwest Missouri. While most of our podcasts feature entrepreneurs, this episode is focused on how CDI is creating stronger, more vibrant communities through an intentional program that brings people who love their communities together to share ideas, plan, and network.
Learn more about the mission of CDI, who can participate (anyone who loves their community), and how communities have been transformed by those who participate in CDI.
Resource Links
Grumpy Rabbit
University of Central Arkansas CDI
Ted Abernathy and Economic Leadership
John Carroll and City Leadership
Strong Towns
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Finding Bliss in Persistence and Entrepreneurship
This podcast episode features Megan Escalante. Megan owns Pineapple Bliss, a growing specialty desert shop in Joplin, Missouri and a new location in Springdale, Arkansas.
On this podcast episode, Megan discusses her journey as a serial entrepreneur. She discusses her entrepreneurial journey where she learned and became more resilient at each stop. The journey began with a degree in bio chemistry and transformed to two successful businesses in cosmetology and a growing restaurant chain.
Listen as Megan discusses the mindset she developed to move past adversity, grow, and continually learn. If you are looking for a local contact who lives a growth mindset, this is your episode.
Links
Pineapple Bliss
SCORE Business Mentoring
The Podcast I Couldn’t Think of on the Podcast (Smart Passive Income)
The E Myth Revisited
Startup Junkies
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Overcoming Limiting Beliefs with Unlimited Potential with Chris Forsythe- Episode 18
This month’s podcast features Chris Forsythe from Precision Coffee in Nevada, Missouri. Chris could be described as a serial entrepreneur. In 2017 he left his steady, hourly wage job (that he worked at for 17 years) and since that time he has begun three businesses. We’re going to discuss his journey as an entrepreneur, the challenges of limiting beliefs for aspiring entrepreneurs, and the opportunities he feels are available for people who recognize they already have the skills it takes to start their own business.
Links
Precision Coffee in Nevada, Missouri
Go Giver book
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People book
The Compound Effect book
Social Capital book
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A Truly Local Episode on Creating Vibrant Rural Communities - Episode 17
This month's episode features John Newby, who writes a weekly syndicated column titled "Building Main Street, Not Wall Street" and community development approach he calls "Truly Local" as well as Sarah James, a repeat guest who is a local entrepreneur and community activist in Granby, Missouri. These two guests are passionate about the possibilities in rural areas and have some great advice for rural areas, no matter your size. Check out this episode and the resources below mentioned on this podcast.
Websites
Truly Local Website https://www.truly-localllc.com/truly-local-board
Building Main Street, Not Wall Street Columns https://www.truly-localllc.com/past-building-main-street-columns
John Newby’s email address info@trulylocalllc.com
Grow Granby Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/growgranby
Hello Sunshine Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/hellosunshinemarket
Hello Sunshine Webpage https://hellosunshinemarket.com/
Book
13 Ways to Kill Your Community https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Kill-Your-Community-2nd/dp/146029758X
Podcasts
13 Ways Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/community-revival-by-13-ways/id1498624674
Community Development Institute (CDI) at University of Central Arkansas
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/community-development-institute/id1511819432
Develop This Community and Economic Development
http://developthispodcast.com/
Strong Towns
https://www.strongtowns.org/podcast
The Bottom Up Revolution
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution/id1435989066
Go Cultivate
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-cultivate/id1429015716
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Jesup Group Startup Stories- Brewing Culture and Serving Community : Episode 16
Indian Springs Brewing Company and Briar & Thistle are located in downtown Neosho on the historic Neosho square. These two women owned businesses have formed a strategic partnership to serve great beer, fantastic food, and create a unique "third place" that creates a sense community.
Listen to this podcast to hear how both of these women overcame early challenges and intentionally designed their businesses to serve their community by leveraging one another's strengths. If you have a historic downtown area in your community, give this episode a listen as these two share great insights about creating something special for the community. Not surprising, when entrepreneurs design their businesses for the community, the community shows up to support the businesses. -
Jesup Group Startup Stories- Midwestern Interactive Developing a Digital Workforce in Southwest Missouri : Episode 15
Bart Paden is a Jasper County native and co-founder of Midwestern Interactive, a rapidly growing software development firm located in Joplin, Missouri.
Bart discusses how he developed an entrepreneurial mindset that's allowed him to try, fail, and try again- eventually building one of the most robust digital services firms in the four-state region. To most people, growing a software development company in Joplin, Missouri is an unlikely proposition. Bart shares how he is growing digital talent in the region with a servant leader culture and the incredible potential of the digital economy in southwest Missouri. Listen and learn more about this improbable journey and the steps and mindset that is propelling Midwestern Interactive forward.